Qala i Naw Airport

Qala i Naw Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Owner Afghanistan
ServesQala i Naw, Badghis Province
LocationQala i Naw, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL2,968 ft / 905 m
Coordinates34°59′09″N 63°07′04″E / 34.98583°N 63.11778°E / 34.98583; 63.11778 (Qala-I-Naw Airport (Qala-I-Naw))
Map
LQN is located in Afghanistan
LQN
LQN
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,999 6,560 Concrete
Sources: Landings.com,[1] AIP Afghanistan[2]

Qala i Naw Airport (IATA: LQN, ICAO: OAQN); (Dari: میدان هوایی قلعه نو) is a small airport serving the city of Qala i Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.[3] It is also known as Qala Nau Airport.[4] It previously had scheduled services with the now defunct Pamir Airways.[5]

This airport is unique because the runway was originally a highway utilized when there was no air traffic. The runway lies adjacent to the site of a former Spanish forward operating base (FOB), now transferred to the Afghan government. The airport is mainly used for military purposes, including by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Qala e Naw Airport has located next to Qala i Naw Airport.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport record for Qala-I-Naw Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-8-1
  2. ^ AIP Afghanistan - Important Information Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Airport information for OAQN at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ^ Accident history for LQN at Aviation Safety Network
  5. ^ "Welcome to Pamir Airways". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  6. ^ "Qala e Naw Airport". af.geoview.info. Retrieved 2023-03-21.


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